Secondly, the internet communication technologies improve the temporal management of reconnection occasions, including temporal identity compression, temporary identity management, temporal dimensions of asynchronous communication, temporal and spatial management of reconnection events (Quinn, 2013). Then she offers further description. Temporal identity compression shows that social network sites offer the the way to coordinate these different settings of over a significant time span both in profile data that is made accessible and in the opportunities for providing updates, remarking on the postings by others or even by liking certain gatherings or products (Quinn, 2013). Besides, temporal identity management is the midlife grown-ups have
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As there is no doubt that the client of the research is midlife adult, in my point of view, the main point which picked from the article could be separated into two parts: reconnection and resource. By definition, “reconnection is the process by which these dormant ties become active again, and is and activity which is supported in unique ways by internet communication technologies ” (Quinn, 2013: 397). Why do people active the dormant ties again at midlife? I think the basic reason is the children has grown up so they have free time spend on socialise, more seriously, older people realise that friends are very important for giving support (Phillipson, 2004). While week 14’s workshop focused on friendship in older age, we learned that the order people eager to be supported by friends than the youth. In fact, support is an extensive word, since it not only means emotional support, but also equals practical support which is similar to gain some resources via reconnection. Allan points in his book that “friends offer social integration, practical and emotional support, they provide a continuing validation of self, at a time when other indicators of individual worth are less prominent” (Allan, 1989), which translates into older people need support by friends and could offer support to friends as well. On one hand, friends could help them suffer a hard time, for instance, the situation of divorce. If friends could gather together, they will not feel really alone. On the other hand, the older the people is, the more abilities, resources and experiences they own, so the midlife adults prefer to reconnect some long-lost friends who share same history and memory or friends who are as successful as themselves in various of field. Thus they could be each others’ new resources in a reciprocal
As there is no doubt that the client of the research is midlife adult, in my point of view, the main point which picked from the article could be separated into two parts: reconnection and resource. By definition, “reconnection is the process by which these dormant ties become active again, and is and activity which is supported in unique ways by internet communication technologies ” (Quinn, 2013: 397). Why do people active the dormant ties again at midlife? I think the basic reason is the children has grown up so they have free time spend on socialise, more seriously, older people realise that friends are very important for giving support (Phillipson, 2004). While week 14’s workshop focused on friendship in older age, we learned that the order people eager to be supported by friends than the youth. In fact, support is an extensive word, since it not only means emotional support, but also equals practical support which is similar to gain some resources via reconnection. Allan points in his book that “friends offer social integration, practical and emotional support, they provide a continuing validation of self, at a time when other indicators of individual worth are less prominent” (Allan, 1989), which translates into older people need support by friends and could offer support to friends as well. On one hand, friends could help them suffer a hard time, for instance, the situation of divorce. If friends could gather together, they will not feel really alone. On the other hand, the older the people is, the more abilities, resources and experiences they own, so the midlife adults prefer to reconnect some long-lost friends who share same history and memory or friends who are as successful as themselves in various of field. Thus they could be each others’ new resources in a reciprocal